Overview
Pharmaceutical

SanBio Company Limited

SanBio is a Japanese regenerative medicine company focused on the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of cell therapy drugs, with its primary candidate being SB623, an allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell product targeting central nervous system disorders including chronic traumatic brain injury and chronic cerebral infarction. The company has developed proprietary mass-production technology for living cells and operates a licensing business model, partnering with pharmaceutical companies through milestone payments, royalties, and product supply revenues, while also planning direct sales for its conditionally approved product Acugo. SanBio's competitive strengths include allogeneic (off-the-shelf) cell therapy enabling scalable manufacturing and broad patient access, a world-class R&D team led by founding scientist Professor Hideyuki Okano, and a pipeline of five cell therapy candidates addressing high unmet medical needs across neurological and other disease areas.

Market Cap
¥72.1B
US$460M
EV
¥60.5B
US$386M
Stock¥924▲+2.44%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
NM
LTM EV/EBIT
NM
LTM PER
NM
LTM PBR
6.3
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-86.8%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 9, 26Announced first post-marketing administration of AKUUGO at Hokkaido University Hospital (disclosed Oct 5)
MC → EV Bridge
72.1BUS$460MMarket Cap1.13BUS$7.18M+ Debt12.7BUS$81.3M− Cash0.00BUS$0.00M− Inv. Sec.60.5BUS$386MEV
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Performance & Balance
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-6.49-US$41.4M'22/1-7.87-US$50.2M'23/1-4.52-US$28.9M'24/1-3.51-US$22.4M'25/1
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-4.68-US$29.8M'22/1-5.56-US$35.5M'23/1-2.64-US$16.9M'24/1-2.88-US$18.4M'25/1-3.84-US$24.5M'26/1
Capital Structure
91%
EquityD/E 0.10xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
4.56US$29.1M2.53US$16.1M'22/16.73US$42.9M0.93US$5.95M'23/14.45US$28.4M0.67US$4.24M'24/12.92US$18.6M0.40US$2.53M'25/115.1US$96.2M0.13US$0.82M'26/1
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 28.4%
1
Toru KAWANISHI
15.65%
2
Keita MORI
7.68%
3
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
1.53%
4
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
0.80%
5
Isao OTAKA
0.64%
6
MSIP CLIENT SECURITIES (Standing Proxy: Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.)
0.58%
7
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
0.48%
8
BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNT JPRD AC ISG (FE-AC; Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
0.42%
9
Yusuke KASAI
0.35%
10
Katsutaka YASUI
0.29%
Management
7 officers
Toru KAWANISHI
Representative Director, Chairman and Executive Officer
Apr 1993 Joined The Boston Consulting Group K.K. Jul 1996 Founded CareNet, Inc., Vice President Feb 2001 Founded SanBio, Inc., Chairman Apr 2005 Assumed Co-CEO, SanBio, Inc. Feb 2013 Representative Director and Chairman upon establishment of the Company (current) Oct 2018 Director, SanBio, Inc. (current)
1967-11-08
Keita MORI
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1993 Joined Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (Beer Business R&D Division) Feb 2001 Founded SanBio, Inc., assumed CEO Apr 2005 Assumed Chairman and Co-CEO, SanBio, Inc. Feb 2013 Representative Director and President upon establishment of the Company (current) Oct 2018 Chairman and Director, SanBio, Inc. Jan 2023 Assumed CEO and Director, SanBio, Inc. (current)
1967-06-23
Noboru FURUYA
Director
Apr 1981 Joined The Boston Consulting Group K.K. Dec 1999 Senior Vice President, The Boston Consulting Group K.K. Jun 2000 Founded Dream Incubator Inc., Representative Director Jun 2005 Outside Director, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Jun 2005 Outside Director, Combi Corporation Sep 2006 Part-time Lecturer and Visiting Professor, Graduate School, University of Tsukuba Nov 2006 Outside Director, JINS Holdings Inc. (formerly J.I.N. Co., Ltd.) (current) Mar 2013 Outside Director, the Company (current) Mar 2015 Outside Director, Bilcom Inc. Mar 2018 Outside Director, MEDLEY, Inc. Jul 2019 Outside Director, Inofis Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Outside Director, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Dec 2024 Outside Director, Toguru Holdings Co., Ltd. (current)
1956-11-13
Toshimichi UEDA
Statutory Auditor
Oct 1990 Joined Chuo Shinko Audit Corporation Oct 1996 Joined Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd. Oct 1999 Director, Rark Co., Ltd. Mar 2008 Managing Executive Officer in charge of administration, ANGES MG Inc. Sep 2012 Director and Partner, Hibiki Partners Co., Ltd. Mar 2013 Outside Statutory Auditor, the Company (current) May 2017 Outside Director, Signpost Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2020 Representative Director, Honkey Tonk Co., Ltd. (current)
1967-07-10
Ken YAMAKADO
Statutory Auditor
Apr 1973 Joined Kirin Brewery Company, Limited Jan 2000 General Manager, Pharmaceutical Business Planning Department, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited Mar 2003 Executive Officer, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited Mar 2006 Managing Executive Officer, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited, and Director and Vice President, Kirin Pharma Co., Ltd. Mar 2008 Representative Director and President, Kirin Pharma Co., Ltd. Mar 2008 Senior Managing Director, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. Mar 2010 Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. Dec 2013 Outside Statutory Auditor, the Company May 2017 Outside Director, PharmaBio Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Outside Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1948-11-11
Drew EDWARDS
Director
Jun 1994 Joined Pfizer Japan Inc. Jun 2000 Joined Lehman Brothers, Inc. Jul 2002 Joined McKesson Specialty Pharmaceuticals Jan 2005 Joined Taiyo Pacific Partners Jan 2008 Joined Advisory Research, Inc. Aug 2017 Founded Usonian Investments LLC, CEO and CIO Aug 2020 Head of Japanese Equities, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (current) Feb 2023 Outside Director, Metaplanet Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Macromill, Inc. (current) Apr 2026 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1971-04-02
Masaaki TANAHASHI
Full-time Statutory Auditor
Apr 1986 Joined Konami Corporation Aug 1995 Joined Grams Co., Ltd. Apr 1996 Managing Director, Grams Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 Outside Full-time Statutory Auditor, Iore Co., Ltd. Nov 2016 Statutory Auditor, SELTECH Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Full-time Outside Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1962-04-10
Large Shareholding Reports
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
2026-07-22
5.34%→4.29%
Annual report (as of 2026-07-31): 1.53%
Keita MORI
2026-06-23
8.96%→8.33%
Annual report (as of 2026-07-31): 7.68%
Keita MORI
2026-06-22
11.58%→8.96%
Annual report (as of 2026-07-31): 7.68%
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
2026-04-06
5.34%
Annual report (as of 2026-07-31): 1.53%
NOMURA SECURITIES CO., LTD.
2025-12-04
5.82%→3.67%
Annual report (as of 2026-07-31): 1.53%
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
2025-11-28
6.30%→5.82%
Annual report (as of 2026-07-31): 1.53%
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
2025-11-18
6.30%
Annual report (as of 2026-07-31): 1.53%
Keita MORI
2025-11-12
11.58%→8.33%
Annual report (as of 2026-07-31): 7.68%
Toru KAWANISHI
2025-11-12
17.23%→16.97%
Annual report (as of 2026-07-31): 15.65%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-09-14
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2027
EDINET
2026-09-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2026 – Jan 2027
EDINET
2026-07-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-23
Change Report
EDINET
2026-06-22
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-06-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2027
EDINET
2026-04-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
EDINET
2026-04-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-12-15
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2026
EDINET
2025-12-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-28
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-09-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
TDnet
2025-06-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2026
EDINET
2025-04-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2024 – Jan 2025
EDINET
2025-02-14
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2024-12-16
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2025
EDINET
2024-12-02
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-09-17
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2024 – Jan 2025
EDINET
2024-06-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Feb 2024 – Apr 2024
TDnet
2024-06-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2025
EDINET
2024-04-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2023 – Jan 2024
EDINET
2023-12-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Aug 2023 – Oct 2023
EDINET
2023-09-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: May 2023 – Jul 2023
EDINET
2023-06-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Feb 2023 – Apr 2023
EDINET
2023-04-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2022 – Jan 2023
EDINET
2022-12-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-09-14
Quarterly Securities Report
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